Over on table two, David Wang got his short stack in after a flop of and Sam Greenwood looked up the Aussie.
David Wang:
Sam Greenwood:
Greenwood's set of fives was ahead, as Wang had the over pair, gutshot and flush draw. However, the on the turn left him with just four outs to improve to a better full house. A blank on the river sent Wang to the rail.
Over on table one, Isaac Haxton raised the button and Ka Kwan Lau three-bet the small blind, Haxton called and the flop fell . The duo got it in with Haxton at risk of elimination, but the American pro had flopped a straight.
Isaac Haxton:
Ka Kwan Lau:
The on the turn was the perfect card for Lau, as he improved to a better straight, and the river didn't change the outcome of the hand anymore. Haxton was eliminated while Lau then tried to get Fabian Geisel off trips deuces and lost some of the acquired profit.
Maksim Shuts shoved the first hand and got through with it before picking up another small pot against Fabian Geisel soon after. Then, Geisel raised to 10,000 on the button and Shuts shoved the small blind for 21,500. Shuo Li moved all in as well from the big blind for 27,000 and joked "I only saw one card." Geisel called to put two opponents at risk.
Maksim Shuts:
Shuo Li:
Fabian Geisel:
The board ran out and Shuts dodged the flush draw of Geisel to triple up, while Geisel won the small side pot to eliminate Li.
In 90 minutes from now, the 2017 PokerStars Championship Macau festival will see 13 players out of a 36-entry strong field return to the tables of the PokerStars Live Macau poker room for Day 2 of the HK$82,400 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. After 12 levels of 45 minutes each, Sam Greenwood leads the field with 436,500 and has a sizable lead over the remaining hopefuls.
Spain's Ka Kwan Lau follows in second place overnight with 262,500 while Germany's Fabian Geisel has the third biggest stack (206,500). Other notables and big stacks through to Day 2 include Daniel Geeng (174,000), Joseph Kushner (165,000), PokerStars Team Pro Felipe "Mojave" Ramos (124,000) and Isaac Haxton (114,000).
The two Aussies David Wang (54,500) and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Martin Kozlov (22,500) will be among the short stacks when the action resumes at 12 p.m. local time with blinds of 1,500/3,000. More than half of the remaining field will leave empty-handed still, as just the top six spots share a portion of the HK$2,793,600 prize pool.
Payout Information
Place
Prize (HKD)
Prize (USD)
1
950,000
122,277
2
656,500
84,500
3
419,000
53,930
4
321,000
41,317
5
251,000
32,307
6
196,100
25,240
At the same time, Day 3 of the Main Event will get underway as well with 151 out of 536 players remaining and the top 103 spots will get paid. Many of the high-stakes regulars no longer in either of the two events will likely return for another shot at glory in the second edition of the HK$206,000 Single-Day High Roller as of 12 p.m. local time as well.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide updates from all three tournaments, so stay tuned and check back regularly.